This bird is bringing a dragonfly nymph to his mate. These birds will rarely be seen from land outside the breeding season, the young birds taking only 25 days after hatching to start their airborn lifestyle. | MC45-0335

Arctic Terns have, by far, the longest regular migration of any animal, from it’s summer breeding grounds in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, to the oceans around the Antarctic. They will chart a meandering course to take advantage of prevailing winds and can easily travel 40,000 to 50,000 miles during a yearly migration. These birds may live to 25 or 30 years of age and will travel 1.5 million miles during their lifetime. |MC45-0324